NHS Tayside trials new workforce management platform

NHS Tayside in Scotland is piloting a new workforce management system to support electronic rostering and staff bank management.

Antony Savvas
July 31, 2012

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NHS Tayside in Scotland is piloting a new workforce management system to support electronic rostering and staff bank management.

NHS Tayside is expecting to see a range of benefits, including less time to produce rosters, fair and transparent rosters for all staff, and better work-life balance as staff are able to access the systems out-of-hours and plan their home lives accordingly.

The SMART system from Kronos involves nine rostering locations and around 300 staff.

The pilot is being rolled out in three stages across a range of clinical and operational areas of the health board, covering surgicalwards, out-patients, elderly peoples’ services, mental health and laundry services.

Ann Mudie, e-rostering pilot lead at NHS Tayside, said: “SMART’s customers in the UK gave us good feedback on the system, particularly regarding SMART’s NHS experience and the flexibility of the support available.